[Kaslin]

Maybe the hospital was run by the Navy? Ever thought of that? My son and my daughter were both in Germany in an American hospital; which made it American territory, and the hospital was not on base.

[Danae]

A hospital as US Territory.... um ok.

The point is we should not have to even ask these questions. It was meant to be cut and dried. If we have to try and squeeze something, or stretch it to make it fit then there is a problem!!

The simple fact is, McCain was born in Colon Panama, outside the canal zone, off base. I dont think the canal zone was American territory legally speaking, I would have to research that (but it is irrelevant anyway... that being said, I would have campaigned AGAINST McCain had I known about this in 08 - and NO that doesn't mean I would have voted for Obama, I would have gone 3rd party and that IS NOT a vote for Obama). The base was American territory. He wasn't born on base. He is a citizen, but he isn't a Natural Born one. The founders intent was to eliminate ANY potential candidate with ANY uncertanty about their citizenship. McCain has some uncertanty about his. Sorry, but in survivor terms, that votes him off the island.

We wondered extensively why McCain didn't nail Obama on the fact he was an illegal candidate. He never had the LEGAL status to even run for the office!!! McCain didn't call him on it because he had similar problems of his own! That is the problem when you start down the slippery slope of "Making exceptions"... where do you stop drawing the line? Exactly.

Now either we stand on principles when it comes to the Constitution and major laws like Minor v. Happersett, or we don't. Supporting the constitution means that sometimes it doesn't go in your political direction. But damnit, some things are MORE important than politics, and this is one of them. It isn't nice or pretty and it doesn't give me a warm happy feeling. It is what it is.

Bobby Jindal and Marco Rubio BOTH are not Natural Born Citizens. I suspect Rubio is well aware of it, because he refuses to seek out such a position. It means he and Jindal BOTH cannot ever run for POTUS or Veep, and I will campaign against both men on that basis. They are great conservatives and I love them both, but they aren't legally qualified to run for POTUS. I have blasted Obama for the fact he isn't an NBC, I can't go and turn myself into a hypocrite for the sake ofpolitical expediency. Neither should ANYONE else.